Fountain-brush.



.L mi E E H w S T E E H S 3 Ru. Il 9 l 9, hu. 8 F d e `...D n e t vn@ P J. SPEESE.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 15, 1914.

Uil/US J. SPEESE.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN.15, 1914.

Patented' Feb. 9, 1915.

3 SHEETS-SHEET Z.

@wvo/Wto@ Jas/Der 5,0666@ 3.; lm d d w 3 NNN# #wl mx AN 3 z A em gem@ O NN LAS im W me S m E o o .o o\ /O O o, 0 o @A QQAWAA QQQA V e@ -UQ- .i M

AAQQAE Wvvvvvv Kum@ .S

ED sTATEs PATENT oEEIcE.

JASPER SPEESE, 0F WEST MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA', ASSIGNOR Tb TH SPEESE MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, 0F SUNBURY, PENNSYLVANIA, A. CORPORATION 0F PENN- sYLvA-NIA.

FOUNTAIN-BRUSH.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patentes Feb. e. 1915..

Application led January 15, 1914. Serial No. 812,817.

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JASPER SPEESE, a citizen of the United States, residing at West Milton, in the county of Union, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain- Brushes, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to brushes of the type in which the bristles are clamped and held between an inner and outer member vand the .invention has for its object to probe used as a reservoir or fountain brush to supply a cleansing or other iuid to the bristles as required in use.

With these and other objects, hereinafter explained, in view my invention consists in the construction and combination of elements hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a complete brush embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 3, the

.bristles being partly broken away. Fig. 3

is a cross sectional view on line 3--3 of Fig. l; Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are respectively a plan, end and edge view of the blank from which the inner member of the brush is formed. Figs. 7, 8 and 9 are respectively a plan, end and edge view of the blank shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 after it has been subjected to the punching operation by which the teeth are formed. Figs. 10` and 11 are respectively a plan and endview-of the blank after it has been subjected to a further operation to form the spacing projections. Fig. 12 is a view of the blank shown in Fig. 10 partly in edge and partly on line 12--12. Fig. 13 is a cross sectional view on line 13-13 of Fig. 10. Figs. 14,

15 and 16 are' respectively ya bottom plan View, an end view and a slde View of blank from which the inner member is formed after 1t has been partly bent to form. Fig. 17 1s a cross sectional view on line 17-17 o f Fig. 14. Figs. 18, 19 and 20 are respectively a bottom plan View and end view and a side elevation of the inner member bent to its complete form. Fig. 21 is a. cross sectional view on line 21-21 of Fig. 18 and Fig. 22 is a plan View of the inner and outer nmbers assembled, the bristles being omit- In the drawings l indicates the outer or inclosing member ofthe brush, 2 indicates the inner or trough member and 3 indicates the bristles which are held between the inner and outer members. Y

4 indicates a wick carried by the trough member and serving to retain and distribute the fluid by which the brush is moistened.

The outer or inclosing member 1 is curved in cross section to substantially semicircular or inverted U form for the main portion of its length as shown in Fig. 3 with reduced portions 5 at its ends and has at its mid length a iiattened portion 6 having a circular opening 7 therein to receive the end of a handle (not shown). The outer member is preferably strengthened by transverse raised ribs or corrugations 8, and it is provided on each of its depending sides with inwardly projecting tongues 9 formed by cutting and bending. I

The inner or trough member 2 isformed of a strip of sheet metal which is first cut or punched to the form shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, the body of the blank having parallel edges as shown, the edges terminating at their ends in tongues 10 and 11. Midway between these tongues 10 and llis a central tongue 12 which is itself provided with terminal oppositely extending relatively short fingers 13, 14 and intermediate relatively long oppositely extending tongues 15, 16. After this blank is cut or punched to the shape shown in Fig. 4 a series` of tonguesv 17 are formed near each edge by cutting and bending as indicated in Figs. 7, 8, and 9. By a further operation a series of small teats 18 are formed in the body of the blank, these teats being raised from the surface from which the tongues 17 extend, and similar teats 19, 20 are formed near the tongues and 11 but projecting from the surface opposite to that from which the tongues 17 l j project. At the same time projections 21,22

` and 11 are bent at right angles to the body the direction in which the tongues 17 pro.

of the blank so as to project in the same direction as the tongues 17, and the Vtongues 13, 14 are bent at rightangles to the body of the tonguev 12, but in a direction opposite to ject. The Ablank will then appear as shown in Figs. 10, 11, 12 and 18. The blank is then ready to be bent into shape. This is effected by two operations, the result of theiirst of which is shown'in Figs. 14,15, 16 and 17.

B this operation the portion of the body ofy the blank is bent longitudinally into U.

` form in cross section and the side portions f tongues 17 and the terminal tongues 10 and carrying thetongues 17 are bent toward the apex of the U, the device asthus bent resenting the appearance in cross section o an inverted Was shown in Figs. 15 and 17 the 11 lextending outward, the tongues 15, 16'extending upward parallel with the sides of the U or trough, the tongues 13, 14 extending outward at about right ang-les to the sides ofthe U or trough, the teats18 extending inward within the U or trough and the teats 19, 2O extending inwardy from the side portions. The wick 4 is then placed in they U -or trough andthe side portionsY are bent inward and the 4side of the 'U or trough pressed inwardso fthat the teats 18 project slightly intothe material of the wick so as to hold it firmly in place and yet not to so far compress it as to prevent it from absorbing the cleansinguid. At the same time the tongues 15, 16 are pressed into the end portions of the wick so as to compress it and check any excess of flow of the cleansing fluid. The parts are now ready to assemble. A suitable mass or mat of bristles is bent over the inner member as shown in Fig. 3 and the'inner member with its bristles is inserted into the outer member and the sides of theA outer member are pressed together so as to cause the ends of the tongues 9 to enter the openings left in the side portions `of the inner member in the process of forming thetongues 17, the tongues 9 being somewhat longer than the tongues 17. The

` end-tongues 10, 11. bear at their outer end againstthe inside of the outer member thus -s acing the inner and outer members apart.-

an enlarged opening betweenthe walls of the trough, to receive the cleansing fluid supplied through the opening 7 t willbe understood that inthe operation of the brush the cleansing uid supplied through the opening 7 will be absorbed'by thel wick and will be suppliedv to the bristles. by capillary attraction. The tongues 17 and 9 serve to separate the bristles into sections and aid in `the distribution of the cleansing fluid, the tongues 9 also serving as' the locking means for securing the two members together.

The teats 19, 20 are formed of suflicient depth tobear against the walls of the trough when the inner member is completed, thus serving asspacing means and with the tongues 10, 11 aid in forming a rigid structure when the members are finally assembled. The material of which the outer member is formed is preferably heavier than that from which the inner member isformed.

`. It will, of course, be understood that the term bristles vis intended to include all .brous materiall suitable for or -used in brushes. It wi-ll be further understood that while the brush shown and described is particularly adapted and intended to be used as a fountainbrush it' may be used as a dry brush. 1t will further be understood that I do not desire to be'restricted to the precise features of construction shown and described as it is obvious thatthe details of construction may be considerably Varied shaped in cross section, means for securing the two members together, consisting of inwardly projecting tongues formed in-4 tegrally with the outer member and openings formed in the inner member adapted to be' engaged by the tongues of the outer i i member. i

3. In a ,brush in which the bristlesare held between an inner and a'n outer member,

an inner member provided on its outer sides with outwardly projecting tongues formed integrally therewith by cuttingY and bend-` y.ing and an outer member provided on its inner sides with inwardly projecting tongues adapted to enter and engage the openings in the sides of the inner member from which the first named tongues were cut.

theme17 f4. -In a brush in which the bristles are held between an inner and an outer member, an inner member provided on its outer sides with outwardly projecting tongues formed integrally therewith by cutting and bending and adapted to extend into the mass of bristles, an outer member provided on its inner sides with inwardly projecting tongues adapted to engage the openings in the sides of the inner member from which the tongues were cut, and spacing tongues carried by the inner member adapted to bear at their ends against the inner sides of the outer member 5. In a brush in which the bristles are held between' an Iinner and YVan outer mem'- ber, an inner trough shaped member having depending sides provided with outwardly projecting tongues formed integrally therewith by cutting and bending and an outer member U shaped in cross section provided on its inner sides with inwardly projecting tongues formed integrally therewith adapted to' engage the openings in the sides of the inner member from which the tongues wee-e cut.

6. In a brush in which V'the bristles are held between an inner and an outer memg ber, an4 inner member formed from a single strip of sheet metal bent to form aV central trough adapted to receive a wick and provided on the` interior surfaces of the trough witg teats adapted to 'engage and hold the wie 7. In a brush in which the bristles are held between an inner and an outer member, an inner member formed from a single strip of sheet metal bent toforma central trough adapted to receives wick and fprovided on the interior surfaces of the trough with teats adapted to engage and hold the wick, and tongues atthe ends of the trough adapted to be compressed against the wick.

8. In a brush in which the bristles are held between an inner and an outer member, an inner member formed from a single strip of sheet metal bent to form a central trough adapted to receive a wick and having :at each end a central: tongue provided with a pair of` tongues adapted to be com'- pressed against the wick.

9. In a brush in which the bristles are held between an inner and an outer member,an inner member formed from a single strip of sheet metal bent to formY a central trough adapted to receiveav wick and having at each end a central tongue provided with a pair of tongues adapted to be compressed against the wick, and also having at its outer end a pair of horizontally eX- tending tongues.

This specification signed and witnessed this sixth (6) day of June, A. l). 1913.

J. SIMPSON Kuna, MABEL S. SHIRE. 

